PEDERSEN, Richard Wayne

Published 4:00 am, Sunday, May 11, 2003

PEDERSEN, Richard Wayne - Age 56, suddenly of natural causes in San Francisco May 7, 2003. Loving son to Frederick & Mary Ann Pedersen; loving nephew to Irene & Peter Dito; loving brother to William & Cheryl Pedersen of Petaluma, Norman & Karen Pedersen of Oakley, David & Catherine Pedersen or San Mateo, Dr. Cathy Tennant & Virginia Bassi of Bodega Bay; devoted uncle to William & Kerry Pedersen of Petaluma, John & Bridget Pedersen of Petaluma, Richard Pedersen of Rohnert Park, Michael Pedersen of Mountain View, Joseph & Rebecca Pedersen of Windsor, Jennifer Tennant of New York City, David Tennant of Los Angeles, Andrew & Eileen Pedersen of San Mateo, Fred & Harry Pedersen of Oakley. Loving great-uncle to Ryan, Zachary, Dominic, Grace, Connor & Joseph Pedersen. Proud of his service to his country (1964-1967), including a combat tour in Vietnam as a Paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division. Rich was a 22 year employee of PG&E as a lineman and line foreman. Rich worked with the Hetch Hetchy overhead line dept in San Francisco until he was injured in 1993. Friends and family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 16, 2003 at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 39th & Lawton, S.F. Interment to follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, CA In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. HOGAN, SULLIVAN & BIANCO (415) 664-2413

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